The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-03-10
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Jonesboro.

A. u. Mason is rebuilding the black
smith shop wrecked by the snow last
winter. d. @, Aiken & Son will occu-
Ply it.
Messrs. dick and "Gene" Russell
left for Nashville on Friday last.
They have gone to open up the new
dry goods and notion house of Mrs.
Lizzie Russell at that place.
r, M. May returned from his east
ern trip Sunday morning last. We
understand that while in the eastern
cities he purchased an immense stock |
OF spring and summer goods, which |
have already begun to arrive,
The meetings are still in progress at
the Second Presbyterian church.
They are well attended and the con-
gregations are increasing daily. Pray
er meeting, at 8 a. m, Ladies' meet
ing, at p. M, and preaching services
at 6 80 p, m.
About half after nine Tuesday night
last several pistol shots were heard by
many Of our citizens. The firing
seemed to be within the corporation
limits. The shooting Of fire arms in
town should not be tolerated, and we
hope the authorities will be able to Sc
cure and punish the guilty ones.
Bristol.
News.
John Keplinger, imprisoned to
await the Grand Jury, for seduction,
last Tuesday saved that party any
such trouble by agreeing to marry the
lady, Miss Lizzie Lewis, so he was al
lowed to leave the Jail and go to Bris-
tol, where the knot matrimonial was
tied
Courier.
The new S. A. & 0. building will be
forty by fifty feet, three stories high,
and built of brick with granite trim
mings.
A regular train will be put on the
South Atlantic and Ohio as soon as
the bridge near Mendoza is finished
two or three weeks yet.
There are no vacant business or
dwellings houses in Bristol. The pop
ulation of Bristol would have been five
hundred more than it is to day, if new
corners could have found residences.
Senator w, F. Rhea and Deputy
Sheriff j. B. Keller had personal re-
encounter Wednesday evening. Mr.
Keller received a slight cut in the
cheek from Senator Rhea's pocket
knife.
Two months ago, Mr.. ]. NJ. Barker
purchased fifty, acres of the knobs Just
on the southwestern edge Of town, at
1888 per acre. This week he refus-
ed $4,000 cash in hand for the tract.
There is a splendid iron ore there.
Reporter.
The first shooting match OF the
Bristol Gun Club came off Tuesday,
with the following result; Out of a
possible Is, Lewis IA, Mcneil 10, King
II, Rhea II, Dickey 10, Miles 7,
The Y. M. G, A. have the necessary
$4,000 subscribed to begin their build
ing. Work will be commenced in
about month, or as soon as the ar
chitect, w. P. Tinsley, can finish the
design. The plan Of the basement,
first and second floors have been re-
ceiysd. Two thousand dollars are yet
required to finish the building.
At Marion yesterday Judge Kelly
rendered his decisions in the two cas-.
es OF A. Fulkerson and other citizens
vs.. the town Of Goodson, granting an
injunction in both cases. The first
injunction restraints the town OF Good.
son from issuing bonds to pay the
subscription Of $4,000 to the S. A, &
0. Railroad. The second injunction
restraints the town from making the
subscription Of $22, 1000 to the B. & S
A. Railroad.
Greeneville.
Democrat.
The postoffice known as Smiley, in
} Hawkins county, has been discontin-
ued
Mr.. B. M. Robinson, Assistant Iu
dian Agent, located at Standing RocE
Agency, Dakota is now visiting hi,
parents and friends at this place,
Mr.. Napolean Simmons, of the 14tl
district of this county, cut down a tire,
one day last week, which fell on hi
: wife who was with him at the time
], crushing her to death.
Messy Creek.
q Visitor.
/ Birds of a feather will flock togeth
Q err" l see Knoxville and Moss,